I. The world of the fathers -- A. Introduction -- What is a father? -- Who are the fathers? -- The fathers and the gospel -- The gospel and the gospels -- The fathers at the altars -- Family unity -- The witness of blood -- The fathers' wayward children -- The councils and creeds -- The fathers today -- II. The apostolic fathers -- A. The gospel's first echo -- B. St. Clement of Rome -- To the Corinthians -- C. St. Ignatius of Antioch -- The effects of heresy -- The desire for martyrdom -- D. St. Polycarp of Smyrna -- The martyrdom of Polycarp -- E. The Ante-Nicene fathers -- The church finds a voice -- F. St. Justin Martyr -- To the Emperor Antoninus Pius -- To the Roman Senate -- G. St. Irenaeus of Lyons -- Against the heretics: A satire of Gnosticism -- Mary, the new Eve -- The Eucharist, pledge of our resurrection -- H. Tertullian -- The love of Christians -- Athens and Jerusalem -- I. St. Cyprian of Carthage -- To Pope Cornelius -- On the unity of the church -- J. St. Clement of Alexandria -- A hymn to Christ the Savior -- K. Origen -- To a young Christian intellectual -- The senses of scripture -- St. Gregory of Pontus: On Origen, my teacher -- III. The Nicene era : The golden age of doctrine -- A. Eusebius of Caesarea -- In praise of Constantine -- On church history -- B. St. Athanasius -- We worship the Word made flesh -- On the death of Arius -- C. St. Basil the Great -- On his conversion -- A plea to the pope -- On the Holy Spirit -- D. St. Gregory of Nazianzus -- Why I fled -- Soul and body -- E. St. Gregory of Nyssa -- Why do infants die? -- The mystical death -- On the building of a church -- F. St. Cyril of Jerusalem -- On confession -- On the Eucharist -- On reverence at liturgy -- St. Ambrose of Milan -- To the Emperor Valentinian -- To the catechumens -- On true fortitude -- The hymns of the little hours -- IV. The Post-Nicene era: The last (and lasting) fathers -- A. St. Jerome -- On Mary's virginity -- On lust -- On old age -- B. St. Augustine of Hippo -- On his mother Monica -- On morals -- On the Trinity -- Letter to Januarius -- C. St. John Chrysostom -- On riches -- On luxury -- Husbands, love your wives -- To parents -- D. St. Leo the Great -- On Jesus Christ -- On Rome -- E. St. Benedict of Nursia -- To work is to pray -- F. St. Gregory the Great -- On the authority of the hierarchy -- G. St. John of Damascus -- On the veneration of saints -- On images.
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